It appears that Bethesda Softwork's RPG epic The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has Thu'umed its way to the top of the list as far as the general gaming public is concerned, beating out Valve's first-person puzzler/platformer Portal 2 and Naughty Dog's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception which both tied for second-place on the list. First-person shooters, which typically fare very well in Game of the Year compeitions, took up the rear.

To little surprise, BioWare's Sci-Fi action/RPG Mass Effect 3 is considered by the gaming public to be the most anticipated game for 2012. What is a bit of a surprise is the North American release of Nippon Ichi Software's Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland took second on the list, beating out the upcoming Capcom fighting title Street Fighter x Tekken.

Our thanks go out to all who voted and to the respective publishers and developers of all of the winning video game titles for the above categories.